Danny V. Colonna

Here are the latest key legislation City Council has acted on or is considering.

* The 2008 capital budget was passed. This will allow for a number of projects to get started along with the purchase of various needed equipment for various departments which will allow those respected departments to operate efficiently in 2008. Also included in the 2008 capital budget is the 2008 roads program which is as follows:

Streets To Be Reconstructed:

-Michael Drive (Montvale - Holland)

-Grosse Drive ( Dale - Kalvin)

Streets To Be Resurfaced Or Repaired:

-Delores Blvd. (Hummel to Snow & Snow to Rademaker)

-Larkfield (Hardin to Michael)

-Gallatin Blvd (Michael to Westbrook)

-West 130th (Snow to Corp. Line and Some of the Snow Road Ramps will be under going various curb and asphalt repairs)

*Council also passed legislation that was a request of the Mayor to allow for the expenditures for various municipal campus improvements. Some of these improvements will upgrade certain utilities in and around the city hall area and the new gazebo area which will allow for the relocation of Brook Parks annual home days festivities in and around that area.

*Council also passed legislation to allow for the job of street stripping and the purchase of concrete to go out to bid.

*Council Also passed legislation to allow for the needed services to continue with the west 150th road widening near Brook Park Road

*Per the request of the Mayor and economic development commissioner, Council terminated incentives to three companies in the city under the cities enterprise zone agreement. Under The enterprise zone agreement Companies in our city can apply for incentives to help their respected businesses based on that they will live up to their end of the agreement which varies from company to company. In many cases a business will agree to increase their work force while under this agreement, if they do not comply the tax incentive board will review all enterprise zone agreement and will determine those that have complied and those that have not. Upon their review the board sends its recommendations to city council.

*As a side note, City Council is discussing a few items that pertain to our building codes and the types of commercial vehicles that are and will be allowed to be parked on streets and drive ways. More discussion will take place at future meetings.

If you should have any questions in regards to any of these items please do not hesitate to contact me.